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Sewing Machines & Overlockers
We stock Janome and Elna sewing machines and overlockers.
Established in 1921, Janome has been synonymous with quality sewing machines for a century. In 1936, the company acquired its first mass production factory for sewing machines, starting out in Japan and now also have manufacturing plants in Thailand and Taiwan and export products to more than 100 countries worldwide. Japanese entreprener Yosaku Ose founded the PINE sewing machine factory on October 16, 1921.He took the convential oblong 'shuttle-type' bobbin and replaced it with a round bobbin. The innovative design improved the efficiency and speed of a traditional sewing machine significally. The new bobbin was affectionately called Janome, (pronounced: Ja-No-Mey), meaning 'the Snake's eye' in Japanese. The name became an official trademark Janome in 1935 and was formally adopted as the company name Janome Sewing Machine Co Ltd, in 1954, changing to Janome Corporation in October 2021, at its 100th Anniversary.
Quality and customer service is paramount for Janome products. Janome prides itself on specialised support all over the world, to both end-users and sellers of their products.
Janome UK is the oldest Janome establishment in Europe, founded in October 1968 under the New Home brand, changing its name to Janome UK Limited in 1990.
Janome's mission is to continue to develop innovative, easy to use machines to support your creativity, with customer service at the heart of everything they do.
As a Janome retailer, Rebecca Woollard, our experts are always ready to demonstrate the latest machines and to showcase features.